A contemporary arrangement of the popular traditional hymn, Blessed Assurance. Features a praise band of guitar bass drums and keyboards. Three verses, with the refrain after the 2nd and 3rd verse.
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A beautiful, soulful, modern pop ballad version of the traditional Methodist hymn Savior, Like A Shepherd Lead Us. Features piano, acoustic and electric guitar, keyboard, bass and drums, gradually building to a moving final chorus. Reharmonized for a more gospel feel. This version plays through 3 verses.
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A mellow arrangement of the hymn O God of Mercy, God of Light. Features piano and strings, and light percussion, with a special cathedral pipe organ 3rd verse. This track features a rubato opening, where the piano plays the entire hymn one time through, which can be used as a bonus 4th verse.
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A beautiful and well-known soprano aria from Bach's Hunting Cantata that sets a gentle, peaceful mood. Recorded here from Bach's original score with two flutes, solo cello, and harpsichord. This version is intended as a backing track for a soloist. For a complete instrumental version that includes the melody on violin, see track 1303.
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One the most famous pieces of Baroque music, the beautiful Air from Johann Sebastian Bach's Orchestral Suite #3 in D Major is commonly performed as a prelude at weddings, graduations, and other special occasions. A later arrangement that made the melody playable on one string of the violin gave it the nickname "Air on the G String." Often arranged for soloists, this recording is from Bach's original score for string orchestra.
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A pop arrangement of the classic Christmas hymn, Go Tell It On The Mountain, featuring a funky rhythmic groove. Hip and fun, joyous and uplifting. Perfect accompaniment for kids and Christmas worship. Video karaoke download also available separately (Item ID 1163). Guide vocal track recorded in D Major.
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Arrangement of the classic hymn Silent Night for string quartet and accoustic guitar. Three verses, with 8-bar interludes between each verse. Time signature 3/4, moderate tempo. Quicktime Karaoke Video download also available (Item ID 1162).
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Contemporary folk arrangement of the traditional hymn Wonderful Peace, based on Psalm 34. Originally set by W George Cooper. Features acoustic guitar, bass and drums, plus organ and strings. Perfect for a choir or solo hymn. 3/4 time, 4 verses. Guide vocal recorded in F Major.
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This beautiful classical work is commonly performed as a recessional at weddings and at other joyous occasions. The opening of Act 3 from Handel's opera Solomon, it is recorded here from Handel's original scoring for string orchestra, two oboes, and harpsichord.
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The Complete Messiah includes all 53 songs from the classic oratorio by Handel. This package has over 2.5 hours of music in 52 MP3 backing tracks, perfect for performing the Messiah from start to finish. Fully recreated from Handel's original scores. Lead sheets are included for the Arias and Recitative numbers only.
An accompaniment of the classic gospel hymn, featuring piano, electric keyboard and strings. One verse and two choruses, with lots of room for soloists to show their stuff. This is an original arrangement, but close enough to many popular arrangements to be easy to follow.
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A tender, traditional version of the classic carol with a medieval ambience. Features acoustic guitar, recorder, flutes, solo cello, harp, and bass.
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An upbeat contemporary praise and worship arrangement of the classic hymn, perfect for soloists, congregations, or choirs. Four verses. The fourth verse begins with a drum breakdown and slows dramatically at the end. Features piano, guitar, bass, drums, organ, synthesizer, and percussion.
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This heartfelt spiritual about standing with God is presented here in a simple folk style with two acoustic guitars, upright bass, and drums. Adopted by the civil rights movement as "We Shall Not Be Moved", the melody now conjures images of standing against injustice.
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Sometimes called "Up Over My Head", this simple, powerful gospel tune was made famous by Sister Rosetta Tharpe. During the civil rights era it became a protest song by substituting the words "freedom" and "justice" for "music". This traditional gospel arrangement featuring piano and church organ is perfect for a soloist, a choir, or both! Choirs behind a soloist can echo the first three lines of each verse immediately after the soloist for instant easy harmony, and sing the last line with the soloist in unison. Verse four goes up a whole step for dramatic effect, and slows down at the end for a big finish.
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